My mother was the type of person who didn't believe doctors and I would only be taken to one if it was life threatening.

I have poor vision. So I was made fun of for constantly squinting my eyes and getting close to things to be able to see.

I have allergies. So I was constantly either congested or had a runny nose.

I'm bipolar and my sibling has autism. Both went undiagnosed until we were adults and had our own health insurance.

Even now in my 30s she wavers between "all doctors are liars" or that her neglect made us stronger

Wanna guess how she reacted when covid happened? She literally called me gay for getting the vaccine.

My life would have been so much better if I had parents who weren't idiots.